Cyclic electron flow: facts and hypotheses

Giovanni Finazzi (1, 2, 3, 4) , Giles N. Johnson (5)

1 LPCV - Physiologie cellulaire et végétale
2 CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
3 CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
4 UGA [2016-2019] - Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019]
5 SEES - School of Earth and Environmental Sciences [Manchester]

Over the last 15 years, research into the process of cyclic electron flow in photosynthesis has seen a huge resurgence. Having been considered by some in the early 1990s as a physiologically unimportant artefact, it is now recognised as essential to normal plant growth. Here, we provide an overview of the major developments covered in this special issue of photosynthesis research.

Mots clés: Photosynthesis; Electron flow; Photoprotection; ATP synthesis

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Giovanni Finazzi, Giles N. Johnson. Cyclic electron flow: facts and hypotheses. Photosynthesis Research, 2016, 129 (3), pp.227-230. ⟨10.1007/s11120-016-0306-2⟩. ⟨hal-01601391⟩